Amy Carmichael was a missionary in India. She rescued little girls from being temple prostitutes. She had a huge orphanage. One night on a rescue she stepped into an abandoned well and shattered her ankle.

She lived in pain, bedridden the rest of her life. She wrote a book while in her pain to those who are in pain. Page 113 in Rose From Briar says, “For grace to endure and to conquer is never given until the moment in need.”

Paul wanted the Lord to take away his thorn in the flesh. Whatever it was dogged his steps and he was weary and weak. The Lord’s words penetrated Paul’s heart with a revelation that is timeless.

2 Corinthians 12:9 says, “…My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness…” Years ago I gave this illustration in our jail Bible study. Take a long hair and weave it through the links of a chain. The hair is empowered through the strength of the chain. God’s grace is our strength to do all that He has called us to do and be.